Jimmy Carter sends 1st text message

Former President Jimmy Carter might be worried his emails are being monitored, but he sent his first text message Wednesday.

Carter’s grandson, Jason, who is running to be the Democratic governor candidate in Georgia, tweeted Wednesday a picture of the former president’s first text, which promoted his appearance Tuesday on “The Colbert Report.”

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“I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored,” Carter said in an interview with Andrea Mitchell that was aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write the letter myself, put it in the Post Office and mail it, because I believe if I send an email, it will be monitored,” Carter said.